3. Leadership Point of View

Concept

We introduced above the concept of human habituality. People manifest over time their habitual points of view, that is, how they look at the world. People may or may not be aware of their points of view. We introduce here three common habitual points of view for your consideration.

Many people take what we could call a “Follower’s Point of View” or FPV. We infer this from the things that people say and do, that is, by observing their Level One behavior. People with an FPV tend to say things like “What do you want me to do?” “How do you want me to do it?” “When do you need it done by?” And so forth. They expect (the “E” in VABEs) others to guide them, to tell them, to instruct them.

Other people take a “Bureaucratic ...

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